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Low 19.7 Hans Herbert Jöris 49.6 Leeds Civic Trust 19.7 Hans Herbert Jöris
Median 126.4 Julia Azari 407.0 Renate Brümmer
Coughs and sneezes spread diseases 		141.7 Vermilion flycatcher
High 2,580.5 Suara (newspaper) 2,806.1 Hurricane (clipper), Isaac C. Smith 2,806.1 Hurricane (clipper), Isaac C. Smith

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Hurricane (clipper) 2020-05-18   33,178 2,764.8 ... that Hurricane (pictured), built in Hoboken by Isaac C. Smith in 1851, was reputedly the most extreme clipper ever constructed?
Isaac C. Smith 495 41.2
Total 33,673 2,806.1
Suara (newspaper) 2020-05-10 30,966 2,580.5 ... that a Suara journalist was partially blinded while covering the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests?
Goat tower 2020-05-04   25,673 2,139.4 ... that many goat towers (example pictured) have become tourist attractions?
Detroit-style pizza 2020-05-27   23,471 1,955.9 ... that Detroit-style pizza (example pictured) is traditionally baked in automotive drip trays?
Patsy Mink 2020-05-06   16,181 1,348.4 ... that after twelve medical schools rejected her applications, partly because of her gender, U.S. congresswoman Patsy Mink (pictured) became a lawyer instead?
Venezuelan patrol boat Naiguatá 2020-05-08   15,174 1,264.5 ... that Naiguatá (pictured) was recently sunk in a skirmish with the RCGS Resolute?
Kalavati Devi 2020-05-11   15,004 1,250.4 ... that Kalavati Devi (pictured) has built 4,000 toilets so that people in Kanpur would not be subjected to a "living hell"?
Sun bear 2020-05-30   14,784 1,232.0 ... that the sun bear (pictured) is the smallest of all bear species?
Joint Attack Helicopter Instrumented Evaluation 2020-05-08   13,703 1,141.9 ... that when the Ansbach Tests pitted attack and scout helicopters (examples pictured) against tanks, the outcome was so lopsided that some claimed the era of the primacy of the tank was over?
Karen (slang) 2020-05-20 13,226[a] 1,102.2 ... that one of the most common stereotypes of a Karen is asking to "speak to the manager"?
MV Coelleira 2020-05-20   6,841 570.1 ... that the ships MV Coelleira (pictured), MFV Elinor Viking, SS Ben Doran, and SV Illeri were all wrecked on the Ve Skerries in Shetland, Scotland?
MFV Elinor Viking 2,401 200.1
SS Ben Doran 2,334 194.5
SV Illeri 1,629 135.8
Total 13,206 1,100.5
ʻIoane ʻŪkēkē 2020-05-01   13,154 1,096.2 ... that the fashionable hula master ʻIoane ʻŪkēkē (pictured) was mistaken for a prince in his prime but ended his days blind and begging for money on the streets of Honolulu?
432 Park Avenue 2020-05-01   12,858 1,071.5 ... that the design of 432 Park Avenue (pictured) was inspired by a trash can?
Never again 2020-05-29   12,266 1,022.1 ... that U.S. presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Obama vowed "never again" (memorial pictured), but genocide took place during each of their presidencies?
Tatiana Calderón 2020-05-16   11,724[b] 977.0 ... that Tatiana Calderón (pictured) increased her neck measurement through strength training by 9 cm (3.5 in) to cope with the g-forces generated by driving a Formula One car?
Mooo! 2020-05-28   11,494[c] 957.9 ... that in her self-made music video for "Mooo!", Doja Cat (pictured) raps in front of a green screen that alternates between cartoon GIFs of food, farms, and bouncing anime breasts?
Potter Building 2020-05-03   11,490 957.5 ... that the Potter Building (pictured) in Manhattan replaced a structure that "made itself notorious the country over for burning up in the shortest time on record"?
Electricar DV4 2020-05-29   10,981 915.1 ... that a DV4 electric dustcart (example pictured) continued to run after being hit by a bomb during the Second World War?
Hudson Yards (development) 2020-05-25   10,324 860.3 ... that at a cost of $25 billion, Hudson Yards (pictured) in Manhattan is one of the most expensive real-estate developments ever built in the United States?
Leal Douglas 2020-05-15   10,062 838.5 ... that Leal Douglas (pictured) was once called perhaps the most beautiful vampire on the English screen?
Likelike 2020-05-26   9,399 783.2 ... that Hawaiian princess Likelike (pictured) died under mysterious circumstances in 1887 amid rumors that she had been malevolently "prayed" to death?
Junko Tabei 2020-05-31   9,280 773.3 ... that Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei (pictured), the first woman to summit Mount Everest, created her own climbing equipment from scratch out of old curtains and the cover of her car?
The Longing (video game) 2020-05-28 9,082 756.8 ... that the video game The Longing can take up to 400 days to complete?
Carrauntoohil 2020-05-18   8,465 705.4 ... that the most straightforward way to ascend Carrauntoohil (pictured), Ireland's highest mountain, is via the Devil's Ladder?
Lilias Margaret Frances, Countess Bathurst 2020-05-29 8,278 689.8 ... that Lady Bathurst, once described as "the most powerful woman in England, without exception other than royalty", lived in relative obscurity for the last four decades of her life?
Battle of Boulogne 2020-05-23   8,112 676.0 ... that during the Battle of Boulogne on 23 May 1940, a shell from the British ship HMS Venomous (pictured) made a German tank turn "over and over, like a child doing a cart-wheel"?
Flag of Manitoba 2020-05-12   7,912 659.3 ... that the flag of Manitoba (shown) was adopted in 1965 to counteract the replacement of the Canadian Red Ensign with the Maple Leaf flag?
Golden Dragon massacre 2020-05-11 7,476 623.0 ... that the 1977 Golden Dragon massacre in San Francisco was the result of a gang feud originating in a dispute over fireworks sales?
Climate zones on Pluto 2020-05-29 7,417 618.1 ... that up to 75 percent of the surface of Pluto is both tropical and arctic?
HMS Terror (I03) 2020-05-21 7,196[d] 598.8 ... that in 1917, the crew of HMS Terror had to abandon ship after the captain refused to sail the damaged ship stern first?
Rough sex murder defense 2020-05-30 7,089 590.8 ... that the rough sex murder defense asserts that a victim died accidentally during consensual sex?
Feed sack dress 2020-05-03   6,710 559.2 ... that an estimated 3 million women and children in the United States were wearing clothing made from feed sacks (example pictured) at any given time during World War II?
The Pink Swastika 2020-05-18 6,626 552.2 ... that the book The Pink Swastika has been described as a product of American culture wars?
TrueAnon 2020-05-26 6,594 549.5 ... that TrueAnon bills itself as "the only non-pedophile podcast"?
Badluram ka Badan 2020-05-30 6,256 521.4 ... that Badluram's body is buried, yet we get his rations?
Jim Gant 2020-05-25 6,114 509.5 ... that Major Jim Gant of the U.S. Army Special Forces has been compared to both T. E. Lawrence and Colonel Kurtz?
140 Broadway 2020-05-27 6,078 506.5 ... that after a disgruntled worker dumped parts of 140 Broadway's air-conditioning system into a tank, 10,000 workers were "uncomfortably warm" for weeks until scuba divers retrieved the components?
Battle of Panormus 2020-05-27 5,992 499.4 ... that the Roman army repelled an elephant charge at the Battle of Panormus by throwing javelins?
Little Girl Observing Lovers on a Train 2020-05-23 5,956 496.3 ... that the pencil sketch for Little Girl Observing Lovers on a Train is in the private collection of George Lucas?
Church of St Thomas à Becket, Box 2020-05-14   5,888 490.7 ... that the churchyard of the Church of St Thomas à Becket in Box, Wiltshire, includes a pyramidical tombstone (pictured, right) said to have been contrived to prevent the deceased's wife from dancing on his grave?
Canada lynx 2020-05-24   5,849 487.4 ... that populations of the Canada lynx (pictured) undergo cyclic rises and falls in line with those of the snowshoe hare?
Lim Ban Lim 2020-05-31 5,838 486.5 ... that Lim Ban Lim, Singapore's most wanted fugitive, stole at least $2.5 million in his career but was found with only $1.40 on him when he was killed by police?
Hellmut Stern 2020-05-19   5,764 480.3 ... that violinist Hellmut Stern (pictured), whose family escaped Nazi Germany to Harbin, China, worked for 23 years to achieve his dream of a Berlin Philharmonic tour of Israel?
Khalili Collection of Japanese Art 2020-05-28   5,659 471.6 ... that Nasser Khalili's 1,400-piece collection of Meiji-era Japanese art (object pictured) is equalled only by the Japanese imperial collection in size and quality?
Western Front demarcation stones 2020-05-09   5,418 451.5 ... that a line of stone monuments (example pictured) marks the limit of the German advance on the Western Front in 1918?
Peter Hammersley 2020-05-12 5,410 450.8 ... that "Spam" played a key part in the design of the urinals on the Royal Navy's Swiftsure-class submarines?
Hoby treasure 2020-05-26 5,398 449.9 ... that the Hoby treasure found in Denmark contains two Roman silver cups with scenes from the Iliad?
Richmond Hill station (LIRR) 2020-05-26 5,359 446.6 ... that by the time New York City's Richmond Hill station was closed, it averaged a single passenger per day?
Pavel Schilling 2020-05-26 5,338 444.9 ... that when Pavel Schilling invited Tsar Nicholas I to touch two wires together, the tsar was greatly surprised by the resulting distant explosion?
Stay Up Late 2020-05-10 5,270 439.2 ... that John Oliver purchased the erotic furry watercolor Stay Up Late for $1,000, plus a $20,000 donation to a food bank?
Christ Appointing Saint Roch as Patron Saint of Plague Victims 2020-05-22   2,626 218.9 ... that plague victims are depicted as hopeful of relief in Rubens's altarpiece (pictured), but in despair in David's painting?
Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken 2,590 215.8
Total 5,216 434.7
Helmut Machemer 2020-05-22 5,041 420.1 ... that Helmut Machemer joined the army of Nazi Germany in the hope of winning a bravery award to save his part-Jewish family?
Johnny Owen 2020-05-14 4,988 415.7 ... that boxer Johnny Owen was so dedicated to his career that he never drank alcohol nor dated?
Coughs and sneezes spread diseases 2020-05-02   4,925 410.4 ... that coughs and sneezes spread diseases (poster shown)?
Renate Brümmer 2020-05-04   4,843 403.6 ... that Renate Brümmer (pictured) and Heike Walpot were the only two women originally selected for the German astronaut team, but neither has gone to space?
Hynson–Ringgold House 2020-05-21   3,632 302.9 ... that paneling from the east room of the Hynson–Ringgold House (pictured), the current official residence of the president of Washington College, was sold to the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1932?
List of presidents of Washington College 1,200 100.1
Total 4,833 403.0
Alina Lebedeva 2020-05-09 4,820 401.7 ... that in 2001, sixteen-year-old Alina Lebedeva struck Prince Charles of the United Kingdom in the face with three red carnations?
Please 2020-05-19 4,788 399.0 ... that in some situations, saying "please" may yield worse outcomes?
NASA Astronaut Group 6 2020-05-18 4,763 396.9 ... that when NASA Astronaut Group 6 were told that they were not required after reporting for duty, they started calling themselves the "Excess Eleven"?
Chen Qiushi 2020-05-28 4,738 394.8 ... that citizen journalist Chen Qiushi went missing while reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan?
Cottontail on the Trail 2020-05-22 4,578 381.5 ... that a large statue of a cottontail rabbit in Minneapolis was outfitted with a cloth face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota?
Redrum (film) 2020-05-19 4,558 379.8 ... that due to Pakistani actress Saeeda Imtiaz's role in Redrum, one of the film's producers said, "I am worried if my film will see the light of day"?
Verizon Building 2020-05-31 4,530 377.5 ... that damage to the Verizon Building during the September 11 attacks, though substantial, was limited by its heavy masonry construction?
Mustafa Wahbi Tal 2020-05-24   4,490 374.2 ... that Mustafa Wahbi Tal (pictured), Jordan's most prominent poet, was arrested in 1926 for displaying the Bolshevik emblem, getting drunk in a bar, and publicly reciting a poem that insulted the Emir?
Meerkat 2020-05-27   4,481[e] 373.4 ... that meerkats (examples pictured) use alarm calls that can identify the type of predator posing the risk, the level of danger, and the caller itself?
Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma 2020-05-14 4,451 370.9 ... that Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma was nicknamed the "Red Princess" because of her socialist activism?
Otto Pünter 2020-05-04 4,436 369.7 ... that Swiss World War II spy Otto Pünter used crosswords and lemon juice as means of encryption?
Umm al-Amad, Lebanon 2020-05-07   4,404 367.0 ... that Ernest Renan abandoned his excavations of Umm al-Amad (depicted) in Lebanon when he found that the ruins were only about two thousand years old?
Battle of Cape Hermaeum 2020-05-19 4,326 360.5 ... that shortly after the Battle of Cape Hermaeum, most of the victorious Roman fleet was destroyed in a storm, with the loss of over 100,000 lives?
Lee Shih-ke 2020-05-24 4,306 358.8 ... that a golden statue was erected in Taiwan in honor of bank robber and murderer Lee Shih-ke?
Spoonbridge and Cherry 2020-05-13 4,300 358.4 ... that in Minneapolis, a 1,199-pound (544 kg) cherry sits atop a 5,800-pound (2,630 kg) spoon?
Eric Thorne 2020-05-20   4,258 354.9 ... that although Eric Thorne was never a big star in London's West End, he was "a great favourite in the provinces", including as Baron Popoff (pictured) in The Merry Widow?
São Schlumberger 2020-05-27 4,230 352.5 ... that art patron and collector São Schlumberger had her portrait painted by Warhol and Dalí, but did not like the one by Dalí?
Bib Fortuna 2020-05-26 4,226 352.2 ... that it took more than eight hours to apply makeup for the first time to the actor playing the character Bib Fortuna in Return of the Jedi?
Quentin Edwards 2020-05-28 4,216 351.4 ... that Quentin Edwards was asked not to return to Bradfield College after a schoolmaster found passionate letters sent to him by John Mortimer?
Marriage bed of Henry VII 2020-05-02 4,142 345.1 ... that the marriage bed of Henry VII, valued at £20 million, lay dismantled for a while in a hotel car park?
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease 2020-05-11 4,116 343.0 ... that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the most common liver disorder worldwide, is present in approximately 25 percent of the world's population?
Agatha Christie 2020-05-22 4,020[f] 335.0 ... that public reaction to Agatha Christie's eleven-day disappearance in 1926 included speculation the incident was an attempt to frame Archie Christie, her then husband, for murder?
Valerian Rybar 2020-05-28 4,006 333.8 ... that interior designer Valerian Rybar's dining room was lined with 400 fake books with titles about episodes in his life, including International Boredom, allegedly about his ex-wife?
Sichuan anti-Mongol fortresses 2020-05-29 3,975 331.2 ... that Möngke Khan was the only khagan to die in an attack on the Sichuan anti-Mongol fortresses?
Ernst Lauda 2020-05-17   3,929 327.4 ... that Austrian engineer Ernst Lauda, who worked on preventing the Danube from flooding, was granted his own coat of arms (depicted)?
Herbert de Reuter 2020-05-11 3,253 271.1 ... that Roderick Jones became general manager of Reuters after Herbert de Reuter killed himself?
Roderick Jones (journalist) 666 55.5
Total 3,918 326.5
Vietnam mouse-deer 2020-05-04 3,906 325.5 ... that the Vietnam mouse-deer, which had been feared to have gone extinct nearly 30 years ago, was sighted again in 2019?
Jon Godfread 2020-05-23 3,876 323.0 ... that Jon Godfread is the world's tallest politician, according to Guinness World Records?
Army of the Ethiopian Empire 2020-05-06 3,820 318.4 ... that the Ethiopian army participated in the Korean War?
Taruni Sachdev 2020-05-14 3,804[g] 317.0 ... that Indian child actress Taruni Sachdev was nicknamed the "Rasna girl"?
LES-1 2020-05-22 3,784 315.4 ... that the communications satellite LES-1, launched in 1965, spontaneously began transmitting again in 2012 after more than 40 years of silence, making it one of the oldest zombie satellites?
Tourist tax 2020-05-22 3,761 313.4 ... that some countries charge visitors a departure tax?
Disappearance of Don Lewis 2020-05-01 3,702[h] 308.5 ... that the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has used the popularity of 2020 Netflix documentary Tiger King to help investigate the 1997 disappearance of Don Lewis?
City of Seattle (steamship) 2020-05-31 3,667 305.6 ... that the City of Seattle was built in Philadelphia?
John A. Heintges 2020-05-28 3,652 304.3 ... that after the 7th Infantry Regiment captured Hitler's Berghof on 4 May 1945, its commander, Colonel John A. Heintges, took Hermann Göring's 1941 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet B for his personal use?
Lund Cathedral 2020-05-27 3,620 301.6 ... that Lund Cathedral has been called the "most powerful representative" of Romanesque architecture in the Nordic countries?
1957–1958 influenza pandemic 2020-05-11 3,606[i] 300.5 ... that the 1957–1958 influenza pandemic killed at least one million people worldwide?
House of Lords Yacht Club 2020-05-05   3,558 296.5 ... that the Duke of Edinburgh (pictured) has been Admiral of the House of Lords Yacht Club since 1952?
Wigwag (flag signals) 2020-05-16   3,536 294.7 ... that an officer continued to send wigwag flag signals (example flags pictured) with a bedsheet after the flagman retreated during Pickett's Charge in 1863?
XCOM: Chimera Squad 2020-05-28 3,522 293.5 ... that Sid Meier prototyped the interleaved turns system in XCOM: Chimera Squad using a game engine that he had developed over a period of around twenty years?
Jerry Givens 2020-05-11 3,515 292.9 ... that Jerry Givens served as Virginia's chief executioner for 17 years before becoming a campaigner against the death penalty?
Battle of McDowell 2020-05-26 3,509 292.4 ... that during the Battle of McDowell, Confederate soldiers attempted to use the dead bodies of their comrades to build breastworks?
Northern Ireland fiscal deficit 2020-05-20 3,469 289.1 ... that the Northern Ireland subsidy is greater than the United Kingdom's annual net expenditure on the European Union before Brexit?
Northern plains gray langur 2020-05-11   3,458 288.2 ... that the northern plains gray langur monkey (example pictured) is killed in India for food and to prevent crop raiding, despite being considered sacred by Hindus?
Brian van Mentz 2020-05-16 3,441 286.8 ... that flying ace Brian van Mentz survived the Battle of Britain, but was killed by a bomb that fell on a pub?
Hans Walter Zech-Nenntwich 2020-05-16 3,438 286.5 ... that German war criminal Hans Walter Zech-Nenntwich gave a television interview after escaping from prison?
Freedom of religion in Norway 2020-05-01 3,419 284.9 ... that sympathetic accounts of Norway's first Christian kings include descriptions of them committing gruesome torture against pagans, but non-sympathetic accounts do not?
The Forgotten Holocaust: The Poles Under German Occupation, 1939–1944 2020-05-17 3,397 283.1 ... that the book The Forgotten Holocaust: The Poles Under German Occupation, 1939–1944 resulted in a series of reviews and letters that were described as "particularly vicious"?
Radar angels 2020-05-08 3,382 281.8 ... that angels seen radiating outward on an experimental radar led to the discovery of a curious flocking behavior of starlings?
Noosha Fox 2020-05-21 3,364 280.6 ... that the physician and science writer Ben Goldacre announced that Noosha Fox was his mother after watching her on a Top of the Pops rerun?
Needle telegraph 2020-05-30 3,335 277.9 ... that the needle telegraph built by Carl Friedrich Gauss and Wilhelm Eduard Weber had a needle weighing at least 25 lb (11 kg)?
Route of the 2nd Armoured Division 2020-05-27 3,276 273.0 ... that a series of bollards mark the route taken by the 2nd Armoured Division during the liberation of France?
Democracy Manifest 2020-05-03 3,258 271.5 ... that "Democracy Manifest" is a top Australian viral video and meme?
Plumhoff v. Rickard 2020-05-14 3,253 271.1 ... that in a 2014 case, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that a group of police officers acted reasonably when they fired fifteen shots to end a high-speed car chase?
Linda Liau 2020-05-29 3,207 267.2 ... that Linda Liau has developed a personalized vaccine against brain cancer?
CBUVT 2020-05-26 3,198 266.5 ... that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation left a studio building in British Columbia unfinished in 1978, only to move in 34 years later?
Galveston Bay 2020-05-27 2,196 183.0 ... that Galveston Bay, the largest of the estuaries of Texas, is home to the second busiest port in the United States?
Estuaries of Texas 993 82.8
Total 3,190 265.8
First Battle of Newtonia Historic District 2020-05-29 3,167 263.9 ... that a 2013 study by the National Park Service determined that the First Battle of Newtonia Historic District was not suitable for inclusion in its list of official units?
Flags at the White House 2020-05-02 3,148 262.3 ... that the Serbian flag was flown from the White House in 1918?
Geneviève Poitrine 2020-05-15 3,148 262.3 ... that the wet nurse of Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, was named Madame Poitrine, which can be translated as 'Madame Bosom'?
Bionicle: Quest for Mata Nui 2020-05-20 3,126 260.5 ... that the in-development fangame Bionicle: Quest for Mata Nui was praised for having better animation than the direct-to-video Bionicle films?
Old Jail Art Center 2020-05-29 3,077 256.4 ... that a redundant jail, saved from demolition when an author bought it for $25 for use as his writing studio, later became the Old Jail Art Center?
Ogden Gas scandal 2020-05-15 3,074 256.2 ... that the granting of a franchise to the Ogden Gas Company was referred to as "the most disgraceful act" in the history of the Chicago City Council?
Telegraph Plateau 2020-05-25 3,072 256.0 ... that Telegraph Plateau was so named because it seemed to be an ideal route for a transatlantic telegraph cable?
Battle of Prairie Grove 2020-05-09 3,066 255.5 ... that after the Battle of Prairie Grove, the bodies of dead soldiers had to be protected in homemade enclosures to prevent feral hogs from eating them?
Honolulu Volcanics 2020-05-22   3,062 255.2 ... that volcanoes in Honolulu (example pictured) were active within the last 80,000 years, and future eruptions are possible?
Boophis fayi 2020-05-29 3,034 252.8 ... that the frog Boophis fayi can be identified by its unusual green-and-turquoise eyes?
Neanderthal 2020-05-01 2,996[j] 249.6 ... that Neanderthals went fishing?
Ross Perot 2020-05-13 2,994[k] 249.5 ... that Ross Perot met his wife on a blind date while a midshipman in Baltimore?
Sabine Lake 2020-05-06 2,987 248.9 ... that Sabine Lake initially marked the border between French Louisiana and Spanish Texas, then the United States and the Republic of Texas, and now the U.S. states of Louisiana and Texas?
Q79 (New York City bus) 2020-05-27 2,982 248.5 ... that after New York City's Q79 bus was discontinued due to low ridership, a private car service was provided, which was later also discontinued for the same reason?
Villeneuve Abbey 2020-05-27 1,833 152.8 ... that the first monks at Villeneuve Abbey arrived in 1200 from Buzay?
Buzay Abbey 1,146 95.5
Total 2,980 248.3
Arena, Vienna 2020-05-01 2,968 247.3 ... that after performing at a squatted slaughterhouse in 1976, Leonard Cohen called it the "best place in Vienna"?
Howard Bane 2020-05-26 2,916 243.0 ... that CIA officer Howard Bane proposed that the Special Operations Group storm the Chinese embassy in Ghana and kill all its occupants during the 1966 coup?
NW Rota-1 2020-05-13   2,914 242.9 ... that the first observed underwater explosive volcanic eruption (example pictured) occurred in 2004 at NW Rota-1?
Natalie Chou 2020-05-08 2,896 241.4 ... that UCLA basketball player Natalie Chou said that the use of a slang term for COVID-19 created "unnecessary xenophobia for people who look like me"?
Wade's Battery 2020-05-30 2,870 239.2 ... that the men of Wade's Battery attempted to tunnel beneath enemy lines during the Siege of Vicksburg?
Hack of Jeff Bezos's phone 2020-05-21 2,836 236.5 ... that FTI Consulting has concluded with "medium to high confidence" that Jeff Bezos's phone was hacked by a file sent from the Saudi Arabian crown prince's WhatsApp account?
Jeff Butler (football manager) 2020-05-11 2,837 236.4 ... that Jeff Butler was sacked as head coach of the South Africa national football team after it was discovered that he had passed off the playing career of another Geoff Butler as his own?
Morningside Heights, Manhattan 2020-05-10   2,816 234.7 ... that Morningside Heights in Manhattan became known as the Academic Acropolis of New York City following the development of colleges such as Columbia University (pictured)?
Tejuca 2020-05-18 1,648 137.3 ... that a "desperate" attempt was made to rescue Captain William D. Gregory and the crew of the sinking clipper Tejuca during an 1856 hurricane?
William D. Gregory 1,123 93.6
Total 2,771 230.9
Integer BASIC 2020-05-13 2,765 230.4 ... that Steve Wozniak designed Integer BASIC based solely on a copy of 101 BASIC Games and an HP manual?
List of awards and nominations received by Natalie Portman 2020-05-30 2,752 229.3 ... that actress Natalie Portman was nominated for an Oscar for playing the First Lady of the United States?
Flag of Phoenix 2020-05-31 2,732 227.6 ... that the City of Phoenix printed ballots on municipal water bills during a citywide vote for a logo for its new flag?
Palo Alto station 2020-05-10 2,724 227.0 ... that Palo Alto station was styled after a streamlined passenger train?
J. David Jentsch 2020-05-06 2,718 226.5 ... that neuroscientist J. David Jentsch's car was firebombed by animal-rights activists?
Henrietta Garnett 2020-05-30 2,706 225.5 ... that Henrietta Garnett travelled England in a convoy of horse-drawn caravans in support of peace and love, later calling the group "chequebook hippies"?
William Birchall 2020-05-30 2,698 224.8 ... that William Birchall may have impressed one of the local militia, but the rest were most unimpressed?
Minecraft Multiplayer Fun 2020-05-18 2,678 223.2 ... that PewDiePie's first YouTube video, "Minecraft Multiplayer Fun", has been viewed more than 14 million times?
Earth-return telegraph 2020-05-15 2,674 222.9 ... that the first earth-return telegraph was set up along the Nuremberg–Fürth railway line in 1838?
150 Nassau Street 2020-05-06 2,662 221.8 ... that four elevator accidents occurred in 150 Nassau Street in Manhattan within two years of its opening?
Mandarake 2020-05-15   2,660 221.6 ... that an original illustration from the manga series Ai to Makoto, believed lost in 1974, was discovered after being listed in an online auction by the Japanese retailer Mandarake (store pictured) in 2018?
Chandrayaan-2 2020-05-16 2,656[l] 221.3 ... that the State Emblem of India was embossed on the wheels of the Chandrayaan-2 mission's lunar rover to leave behind patterned tracks on the lunar surface?
VI Corps (North Korea) 2020-05-25 2,654 221.2 ... that the VI Corps of the North Korean People's Army was disbanded in the 1990s, allegedly after being involved in a coup attempt?
Aquarium station (MBTA) 2020-05-04 2,644 220.3 ... that Aquarium has a problem with water getting in?
Charlotte Figi 2020-05-06 2,642 220.1 ... that Charlotte Figi, a child who used cannabidiol to treat seizures caused by Dravet syndrome, had a medical cannabis strain named after her?
Betty Bryant 2020-05-28 2,629 219.1 ... that Australian actress Betty Bryant was honoured by Hillary Clinton for her humanitarian service?
J. Johnston Pettigrew 2020-05-03 2,628 219.0 ... that while commanding one of the last Confederate units north of the Potomac River during the retreat from Gettysburg, J. Johnston Pettigrew was mortally wounded but refused to be left in Union hands?
Boston and Skegness (UK Parliament constituency) 2020-05-19 2,626 218.9 ... that Boston and Skegness is estimated to have the highest percentage of "Leave" votes in the 2016 EU referendum of any parliamentary constituency in the UK?
Tetraponera tessmanni 2020-05-17 1,611 134.2 ... that Tetraponera tessmanni, a very aggressive ant, is able to establish dominance over the whole of the liana in which it lives, which may be 50 m (164 ft) long?
Vitex thyrsiflora 1,015 84.6
Total 2,626 218.8
Leighton Battery 2020-05-31 2,616 218.0 ... that after a 20-year search, a gun barrel from the HMAS Sydney and a gun shield from the HMAS Adelaide, discovered on a rubbish tip, were fitted together and put on display at Leighton Battery?
Jaktstuguskogen Nature Reserve 2020-05-17   2,604 217.0 ... that the hunting lodge (pictured) that gave its name to Jaktstuguskogen Nature Reserve in Sweden was built to resemble a Viking house?
The Brain Leeches 2020-05-06 2,579 214.9 ... that film director Fred Olen Ray made The Brain Leeches for $298.00?
Horizon (store) 2020-05-13 2,576 214.6 ... that Horizon, once called "the most automated self-service store in Canada", went defunct less than seven years after it opened?
Siege of Lilybaeum (250–241 BC) 2020-05-03 2,573 214.4 ... that the Romans besieged Lilybaeum for nine years without capturing the Carthaginian city?
Nevers faience 2020-05-13   2,545 212.1 ... that during the 17th-century heyday of French Nevers faience, its painted decoration drew from Italy, Turkey (example pictured), Persia, and China, as well as the Court style of Louis XIV?
First Battle of Newtonia 2020-05-14 2,534 211.1 ... that despite winning the First Battle of Newtonia, the Confederate army retreated from Missouri?
Droitwich Water Tower 2020-05-24 2,514 209.5 ... that Droitwich Water Tower has been described as "one of the first things you see when you enter the town"?
A Case of Spring Fever 2020-05-04 2,510 209.1 ... that A Case of Spring Fever, a film in which springs disappear, was parodied in an episode of The Simpsons?
List of tallest buildings in Myanmar 2020-05-14 2,480 206.7 ... that most of the tallest buildings in Myanmar are located in Yangon, where skyscrapers are not allowed?
William Ault 2020-05-06   2,466 205.5 ... that the Ault Pottery is best known for making designs by Christopher Dresser (example pictured), some using second-hand moulds?
Rouen porcelain 2020-05-25   2,434 202.9 ... that only nine pieces (example pictured) produced by the earliest French porcelain factory, which operated in Rouen around 1673 to 1696, are thought to survive?
Flushing River 2020-05-05 2,434 202.8 ... that marshland around the Flushing River, considered "all but worthless", was later expanded into a park used for two world's fairs?
Takapūneke 2020-05-28 2,420 201.7 ... that Takapūneke, which is sacred to the Māori and may become a national reserve of New Zealand, is the site of Akaroa's sewage-treatment plant?
Thinkspot 2020-05-13 2,406 200.5 ... that the banning of Sargon of Akkad from Patreon led to the creation of a new social networking service called Thinkspot?
Auspicious train ticket 2020-05-11 2,404 200.3 ... that some Taiwanese train tickets are collected because the combination of station names is considered to be auspicious?
HBCU band 2020-05-02 File:JSUDM.png 2,400 200.0 ... that the distinctive style of the drum majors of HBCU bands, such as those of Jackson State University (pictured), was inspired by performers in minstrel parades?
Pacific Mall 2020-05-06 2,398 199.8 ... that Pacific Mall in Ontario, Canada, is the largest indoor Asian shopping mall in North America?
Newforge 2020-05-31 2,389 199.1 ... that stolen money was found at Newforge in what was believed to be an IRA plot to frame the Police Service of Northern Ireland?
Andagua volcanic field 2020-05-07 2,386 198.8 ... that the Valley of the Volcanoes in Peru, with its many lava flows and scoria cones, is of interest both to tourists and scientists?
William Henry Harrison III 2020-05-31 2,376 198.0 ... that William Henry Harrison III and William Henry Harrison served simultaneously in the Wyoming House of Representatives, and both had sons named William Henry Harrison?
Augustus Pierce 2020-05-14 2,368 197.3 ... that when the New York City Board of Aldermen voted to end Tammany Hall's 38 years of control over the board, politician Augustus Pierce collapsed and died from shock in the chamber?
The Jews of Silence 2020-05-06 2,348 195.7 ... that Elie Wiesel's 1966 non-fiction book The Jews of Silence was based on his journey to the Soviet Union during the High Holidays of 1965 to report on the condition of Soviet Jewry in the post-Stalin era?
MacGillycuddy's Reeks 2020-05-14 2,348 195.6 ... that the peaks of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks, Ireland's highest mountain range, are all on private property?
Edwin Flack 2020-05-05 2,333 194.4 ... that when a spectator tried to help Australia's first Olympian Edwin Flack after he collapsed during the 1896 marathon event, the athlete punched him to the ground?
James Washington Lonoikauoalii McGuire 2020-05-10   2,326 193.8 ... that Irish Hawaiian James Washington Lonoikauoalii McGuire designed the peacock feathered dress (pictured) worn by Queen Kapiʻolani at the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887?
Gigantopithecus 2020-05-16 2,312[m] 192.7 ... that most of the known Gigantopithecus fossils are of teeth because the other bones are likely to have been eaten by porcupines?
Salem station 2020-05-30 2,294 191.2 ... that the unlit tunnel at Salem station was "happily known as the 'Kissing-Bridge'" of the rail line?
Stephen Dee Richards 2020-05-25 2,288 190.6 ... that the Kearney County Gazette reportedly displayed the skull of 19th-century serial killer Stephen Dee Richards in their window?
COVID-19 pandemic in Nunavut 2020-05-29 2,284 190.3 ... that residents of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, blocked access to a local goldmine over fears of COVID-19, even though Nunavut had no confirmed cases?
Geheime Staatspolizei (Austria) 2020-05-05 2,281 190.1 ... that Habsburg-era Austria's internal security office, the Secret State Police, was established in 1786 with a staff of just three?
Francis Augustus Silva 2020-05-21 2,282 189.9 ... that Francis Augustus Silva was promoted to captain in the American Civil War and later dishonorably discharged by mistake?
Ad hominem 2020-05-16 2,276[n] 189.6 ... that the fallacy of using ad hominem arguments was first discussed by Aristotle in his Sophistical Refutations?
Norman K. Brown 2020-05-05 2,271 189.2 ... that Norman K. Brown has worked on every United States Census from 1960 to 2020?
Taunton bus station 2020-05-16 2,260 188.3 ... that Taunton bus station, built in the 1950s, was described as "a rare survivor" just five years before it was closed?
Deafula 2020-05-06 2,246 187.1 ... that the first film entirely in American Sign Language was a 1975 vampire movie called Deafula?
Postwar anti-Jewish violence in Slovakia 2020-05-23 2,228 185.7 ... that many post-World War II anti-Jewish attacks in Slovakia were committed by former anti-Nazi partisans?
We Are Here (collective) 2020-05-12 2,206 183.8 ... that a collective of more than 200 migrants has squatted a chain of buildings in Amsterdam since 2012?
Clap for Our Carers 2020-05-14 2,200 183.3 ... that Britons are being urged to clap for their carers every Thursday evening during the country's COVID-19 pandemic?
What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? 2020-05-16 2,189 182.4 ... that Martin Scorsese created his first film, What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?, as part of a summer program?
Rip Rapson 2020-05-12   2,180 181.7 ... that Rip Rapson (pictured), CEO of The Kresge Foundation, helped organize the "grand bargain" to rescue Detroit from bankruptcy and save the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts from liquidation?
It's Not Just You, Murray! 2020-05-20 2,142 178.5 ... that Martin Scorsese filmed It's Not Just You, Murray! in his apartment?
Xia Ruifang 2020-05-12 2,138 178.1 ... that according to one theory, Xia Ruifang was killed for his Chinese translations of the Bible?
Ramnami Samaj 2020-05-10 2,137 178.1 ... that older adherents of the Hindu sect Ramnami Samaj have the word "Ram" tattooed over their entire bodies?
Lassington Wood 2020-05-27 2,128 177.4 ... that Lassington Wood, owned by the Guise family since the 13th century, was given to Gloucester County Borough Council in 1921?
Quantum Theory: Concepts and Methods 2020-05-12 2,116 176.3 ... that in the 1993 textbook Quantum Theory, "uncertainty principle" appears only once in the index, and its entry points back to itself?
Suzette Davenport 2020-05-07 2,114 176.2 ... that British police officer Suzette Davenport was responsible for crime in Staffordshire and intelligence in the West Midlands?
Carceri Nuove 2020-05-30 2,090 174.1 ... that in the Carceri Nuove jail in Rome, seventeen dungeons were named after saints?
14th Street Tunnel shutdown 2020-05-08 2,088 174.0 ... that a documentary and a board game have been made about the New York City Subway's 14th Street Tunnel shutdown?
Mampuru II 2020-05-18 2,078 173.2 ... that the prison in Pretoria where Pedi king Mampuru II was executed was renamed in his honour in 2013?
Gisco (died 239 BC) 2020-05-13 2,073 172.8 ... that the Carthaginian general Gisco was taken prisoner by mutinous soldiers while issuing their pay?
14 Wall Street 2020-05-23 2,062 171.8 ... that 14 Wall Street in Manhattan was among the first skyscrapers to use a pyramidal roof?
Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 2020-05-26 2,029 169.1 ... that when the Act of Parliament renaming the Royal Ulster Constabulary was passed, the force was not named the "Northern Ireland Police Service" because the acronym would have been NIPS?
Espenberg 2020-05-14   2,026 168.8 ... that the largest maars (example pictured) on Earth, found at the Alaskan volcanic field of Espenberg, formed when magma explosively interacted with ice in the ground?
Samuel Z. Levine 2020-05-20 2,018 168.1 ... that pediatrician Samuel Z. Levine was summoned by the White House in 1963 to treat President John F. Kennedy's premature baby son?
Tanitoluwa Adewumi 2020-05-05 2,008 167.3 ... that eight-year-old Nigerian refugee Tanitoluwa Adewumi won a New York state chess championship while his family was living in a homeless shelter in Manhattan?
Partisan Congress riots 2020-05-07 1,998 166.5 ... that the Slovak authorities suspended restitution to Holocaust survivors after the Partisan Congress riots, as many partisans were unhappy at returning property to its original Jewish owners?
Col de la Loze 2020-05-12 1,662 138.5 ... that a path up the Col de la Loze, the seventh highest mountain pass in France, opened one year ago today and was first used in professional cycling during the 2019 Tour de l'Avenir?
2019 Tour de l'Avenir 312 26.0
Total 1,974 164.5
Vitamin B12 2020-05-18 1,972[o] 164.3 ... that five people have received Nobel Prizes for direct and indirect studies of vitamin B12?
70 Pine Street 2020-05-09 1,964 163.6 ... that 70 Pine Street used double-deck elevators due to its narrow plot?
Kongō-ji 2020-05-14 1,958 163.1 ... that three Japanese emperors were imprisoned at Kongō-ji?
1938 deportation of Jews from Slovakia 2020-05-03 1,954 162.8 ... that the 1938 deportation of Jews from Slovakia was justified by blaming them for a recent territorial concession to Hungary?
George Sidney Herbert 2020-05-09 1,954 162.8 ... that as executor to the estate of Sir Sidney Herbert, one of Sir George Sidney Herbert's tasks was to ensure a locked tin box was "destroyed unopened by cremating"?
Voice confrontation 2020-05-25 1,947 162.2 ... that a 1967 study on voice confrontation found that only 38 percent of people could identify recordings of their own voice within five seconds?
Forest Reserve Act of 1891 2020-05-28 1,946 162.2 ... that after Congress limited presidential power granted by the Forest Reserve Act of 1891, President Theodore Roosevelt quickly protected 16 million acres of forest while the bill sat on his desk?
Pūloʻuloʻu 2020-05-15 1,940 161.7 ... that a pūloʻuloʻu presented to King Kalākaua during his coronation was made from a narwhal tusk?
Hardcoded (video game) 2020-05-24 1,936 161.4 ... that the developer of Hardcoded wanted to create a game that would appeal to cisgender people with a futanari fetish?
1986 World Snooker Championship 2020-05-29 1,910 159.2 ... that prior to the event, bookmakers' odds against Joe Johnson winning the 1986 World Snooker Championship were 150 to 1?
Canberra MRT station 2020-05-13 1,910 159.2 ... that Canberra MRT station was designed with a nautical theme to reflect Singapore's historical role as a British naval base?
Benno Bikes 2020-05-04 1,894 157.9 ... that Benno Bikes manufactures an e-bike designed to carry cargo?
Welsh Streets, Liverpool 2020-05-31 1,888 157.4 ... that the birthplace of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr in the Welsh Streets, Liverpool, was nearly demolished in the 2000s?
You're Too Precious 2020-05-27 1,886 157.2 ... that James Blake spontaneously wrote the song "You're Too Precious" in his home studio after waking up at 4 a.m.?
145th Street station (IRT Lenox Avenue Line) 2020-05-19 1,880 156.6 ... that the 145th Street station in Manhattan was slated to be replaced with another subway station in the 1960s, but remained open following protests?
Law of squares 2020-05-17 1,842 153.5 ... that according to Oliver Heaviside, the law of squares does not mean that an electric current knows where it is going?
Brooklyn–Queens Connector 2020-05-15 1,838 153.2 ... that a shortened route for the proposed Brooklyn–Queens Connector streetcar, announced in 2018, would be more expensive than the original plan?
Workplace hazard controls for COVID-19 2020-05-28 1,834 152.8 ... that workplace hazard controls for COVID-19 include measures for psychosocial hazards such as stress and anxiety, for which social distancing may prevent typical coping mechanisms?
William Tennent III 2020-05-29 1,832 152.7 ... that American-colonial minister William Tennent III was known as the "Firebrand Parson" due to his strong support of religious and civil liberty?
Addison E. Southard 2020-05-09 1,816 151.3 ... that Addison E. Southard attended the coronation of Haile Selassie, served as a witness to the wedding of Lydia Liliuokalani Kawānanakoa, and was captured by the Japanese during World War II?
The Crime and the Silence 2020-05-26 1,814 151.2 ... that readings of The Crime and the Silence, a book about the Jedwabne massacre, have been picketed by the book's opponents?
2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 2020-05-01 1,806 150.5 ... that a finishing gap of 0.002 seconds at the 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 was the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history since the introduction of electronic scoring in 1993?
Cloth face mask 2020-05-04 1,796 149.7 ... that cloth face masks were routinely used by surgeons before being replaced by modern surgical masks in the 1960s?
Gappo Park 2020-05-08 1,794 149.5 ... that the construction of Gappo Park in Aomori, Japan, led to the death of its designer in 1885?
Cullen House 2020-05-11 1,792 149.3 ... that Lewis Grant-Ogilvy had the entire village of Cullen demolished and rebuilt so that he could improve his garden at Cullen House?
Wards of New York City 2020-05-12 1,780 148.3 ... that New York City was divided into wards between 1683 and 1938?
Orlando Julius 2020-05-31   1,753 146.1 ... that Robin Denselow of The Guardian called Orlando Julius (pictured) "one of the heroes of Nigerian music"?
Brus (card game) 2020-05-21 1,749 145.9 ... that in the Danish card game of Brus, if a seven is led, the player risks it being beaten by the beggar king?
Jayne Spain 2020-05-01 1,730 144.2 ... that businesswoman Jayne Spain hired one physically handicapped individual in every ten employees she chose?
Cecilia Suárez 2020-05-02 1,728[p] 144.0 ... that actress Cecilia Suárez first met director Manolo Caro when he was 14, and would later go on to star in almost all of his films?
Elsinore (video game) 2020-05-24 1,726 143.8 ... that the developers of Elsinore, a video game based on Hamlet, drew inspiration for the game's time-loop mechanic from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, anime, and visual novels?
Jisr el-Majami 2020-05-17 1,722 143.5 ... that Italy helped to renovate a bridge between Israel and Jordan?
Level of Concern 2020-05-12 1,714[q] 142.8 ... that the Twenty One Pilots song "Level of Concern" frequently references the COVID-19 pandemic?
Vermilion flycatcher 2020-05-19   1,700 141.7 ... that Pyrocephalus, the genus name of the vermilion flycatcher (example pictured), literally means 'fire head'?
KMEC-TV 2020-05-20 1,696 141.3 ... that Christian television station KBFI-TV permanently ceased operations at 2 a.m. on Christmas Eve?
Calamintha sylvatica 2020-05-01 1,126 93.8 ... that the Rowridge Valley in the Isle of Wight is the only known location for the wood calamint in Britain?
Rowridge Valley 568 47.3
Total 1,693 141.1
Kitty Loftus 2020-05-15 1,686 140.5 ... that musical theatre actress Kitty Loftus was praised as "a tricky sprite and a fantastic elf"?
Palazzolo (Rome) 2020-05-09 1,680 140.0 ... that until the end of the 19th century, the Palazzolo hill in Rome was for the Romans synonymous with "madhouse"?
You Go to My Head (film) 2020-05-12 1,671 139.2 ... that the 2017 romantic thriller You Go to My Head does not use any artificial lighting?
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots 2020-05-11 1,652[r] 137.7 ... that the Netflix miniseries Unorthodox was inspired by Deborah Feldman's memoir Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots?
Plague of Amwas 2020-05-10 1,648 137.4 ... that the deaths of the leading Muslim commanders in Syria from the plague of Amwas in 639 paved the way for the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate?
Respiratory droplet 2020-05-07   1,648 137.3 ... that surgical masks provide effective protection against diseases spread by respiratory droplets (examples pictured), but not those spread by airborne transmission?
Church murals in Sweden 2020-05-09   1,625 135.4 ... that some of the early church murals in Sweden (example pictured) may have been commissioned by Danish kings?
Maria Beckley Kahea 2020-05-12 1,621 135.1 ... that British-Hawaiian chieftess Maria Beckley Kahea served as lady-in-waiting to two queens, and was appointed keeper of the Royal Mausoleum?
Camille Combal 2020-05-31 1,620 135.0 ... that during the COVID-19 pandemic, Camille Combal hosted episodes of Qui veut gagner des millions ? – the French version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? – from his living room?
Virtual House of Commons 2020-05-27 1,620 135.0 ... that on 22 April 2020, the UK House of Commons met virtually for the first time in its 700-year history due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
Branchiobdellida 2020-05-04 1,617 134.8 ... that most branchiobdellids use crayfish as hosts, living on their heads, carapaces, or claws, but in some instances inside their gill cavities?
Q38 (New York City bus) 2020-05-31 1,607 133.9 ... that the former operator of the Q38 bus route was not compensated for the route's takeover, as their equipment was considered obsolete?
Paul F. Heard 2020-05-27 1,591 132.6 ... that producer Paul F. Heard believed that techniques used in government propaganda films could also be applied to religious films to bring about "spiritual realizations"?
Tetraponera aethiops 2020-05-14 836 69.6 ... that the tree Barteria fistulosa is associated with Tetraponera aethiops, an aggressive species of ant that lives in its hollow branches and twigs?
Barteria fistulosa 756 63.0
Total 1,591 132.6
Gospel Oak, Polstead 2020-05-17 1,588 132.3 ... that an annual church service is said to have been held at the Gospel Oak in Polstead, Suffolk, for more than 1,000 years?
2009 World Cup of Pool 2020-05-17 1,582 131.9 ... that a foul was given at the 2009 World Cup of Pool due to an arm-hair touching the cue ball?
NASA Astronaut Group 7 2020-05-07 1,564 130.3 ... that NASA Astronaut Group 7 consisted of seven pilots who transferred to NASA from the U.S. Air Force's Manned Orbiting Laboratory spy-satellite program?
Network synthesis 2020-05-18 1,560 130.0 ... that interest in network synthesis research is now greater than at any time since the 1950s due to its new applications in mechanics, particularly in Formula One?
Earl Dodge 2020-05-07 1,556 129.7 ... that Earl Dodge held a presidential nominating convention in his home with as few as eight delegates in attendance?
Makoti Khawula 2020-05-05 1,554 129.5 ... that South African MP Makoti Khawula insists on speaking and being addressed in isiZulu and isiXhosa while in parliament?
Police Union of German States 2020-05-07 1,552 129.4 ... that the secret police of several German-speaking nations exchanged intelligence with each other through the Police Union of German States from 1848 to 1866?
NGC 3393 2020-05-31 1,538 128.1 ... that the spiral galaxy NGC 3393 hosts the nearest known pair of supermassive black holes?
Geometric Exercises in Paper Folding 2020-05-10 1,518 126.5 ... that the book Geometric Exercises in Paper Folding was inspired by one of the Froebel gifts for kindergarten children?
Julia Azari 2020-05-10 1,516 126.4 ... that Julia Azari has shown that U.S. presidents increasingly defend their legitimacy by claiming to have a political mandate?
Basilica of Sant'Alessandro 2020-05-26 1,508 125.7 ... that the facade of the then 1,200-year-old Basilica of Sant'Alessandro was replaced with a Neoclassical one in the 19th century?
Admiral's House, Hampstead 2020-05-17 1,506 125.5 ... that no admiral has ever lived at Admiral's House in Hampstead?
Reuben Bright 2020-05-06 1,505 125.4 ... that Edwin Arlington Robinson's 1897 poem "Reuben Bright", considered good teaching material for English classes, featured a "cow-killer converted" in a realistic, vernacular narrative?
List of hymns for Pentecost 2020-05-31 1,492 124.3 ... that several hymns for Pentecost in different languages are based on the 9th-century "Veni Creator Spiritus" ("Come, Creator Spirit")?
Kissa Tanto 2020-05-07 1,490 124.2 ... that the design of the Japanese–Italian fusion restaurant Kissa Tanto was inspired by Hotel Okura Tokyo, Italian architect Gio Ponti, and covers designed by John Gall for Haruki Murakami's novels?
12.38 2020-05-14 1,487 123.9 ... that in the song "12.38", Childish Gambino sings about a psilocybin trip while 21 Savage raps about police harassment?
Limnatis nilotica 2020-05-12 1,486 123.8 ... that the leech Limnatis nilotica can affect humans and livestock, entering hosts through the mouth, nose, or other orifices?
Michael Boddenberg 2020-05-23   1,485 123.8 ... that Michael Boddenberg (pictured), the minister of finance of the German state of Hesse, once directed a school for butchers and bakers?
Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq (2020) 2020-05-12 1,481 123.4 ... that the American-led coalition has partially withdrawn troops from Iraq because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country?
Thomas Brodie (Royal Navy officer) 2020-05-28 1,480 123.3 ... that Thomas Brodie may have been in command of HMS Arrow at the 1801 Battle of Copenhagen, not William Bolton as often recorded?
Lawrence Sabatini 2020-05-15 1,474 122.8 ... that American bishop Lawrence Sabatini travelled to Mexico to learn the language and culture because the Italian parishioners at his church in Chicago had been replaced by Hispanics?
Toxic Beauty 2020-05-04 1,474 122.8 ... that according to the 2019 documentary Toxic Beauty, thousands of carcinogenic and hormone-disrupting chemicals are used in cosmetic products in the U.S. without adequate government regulation?
Common Sense, Common Safety 2020-05-20 1,473 122.8 ... that the 2010 Young Report cited a story about a clown being banned from wearing oversized shoes as an example of "health and safety hysteria in the media"?
List of awards and nominations received by Scarlett Johansson 2020-05-21 1,470 122.3 ... that Scarlett Johansson was nominated for two Academy Awards in the same year?
Chand Bujh Gaya 2020-05-20 1,446 120.5 ... that the Indian film Chand Bujh Gaya (The Moon Is Eclipsed) was denied a censor certificate for fear of "inciting communal violence" and "communal disharmony"?
John Ferdinand Smyth Stuart 2020-05-20 1,439 119.9 ... that J. F. S. Stuart found the republican opinions of American colonists "obnoxious to a loyalist, and their barbarous manners repellent to a gentleman"?
Six Pillars House 2020-05-05 1,432 119.3 ... that the company that built Six Pillars House also constructed Highpoint I, and the penguin enclosure at London Zoo?
Potato production in Nigeria 2020-05-24 1,426 118.9 ... that most potato farmers in Nigeria rely on hoes rather than tractors?
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier 2020-05-29 1,418 118.2 ... that the hymn "Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier", a prayer for illumination because the human mind is "shrouded in darkness", became popular in English as "Blessed Jesus, at your word"?
Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack! 2020-05-13 1,412 117.7 ... that video game developer Be-Rad Entertainment created Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack! using code repurposed from Lame Castle, its previous release?
Ichthyovenator 2020-05-09 1,408 117.3 ... that the spinosaurid dinosaur Ichthyovenator had two sails on its back?
Composite nationalism 2020-05-01 1,404 117.0 ... that Mahatma Gandhi championed the concept of composite nationalism, which led to a massive expansion of the Indian independence movement?
Gruemiri 2020-05-13 1,403 116.9 ... that the Albanian tribe Gruemiri (literally 'good woman') was possibly named after a distinguished female leader?
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House 2020-05-19 1,402 116.9 ... that unlike most U.S. custom houses, which face the waterfront, the Alexander Hamilton Custom House in Manhattan faces inland?
Forty Saints Monastery, Sarandë 2020-05-11 1,399 116.6 ... that, although in ruins, the Forty Saints Monastery in Sarandë, Albania, still retains some religious importance for the local Greek Orthodox population?
British Rail Passenger Timetable 2020-05-23 1,392 116.0 ... that when introduced in 1974, the British Rail Passenger Timetable cost 50p (the equivalent of £10 today) and its 1,350 pages provided times for the entire year?
Dagmar Burešová 2020-05-23 1,390 115.8 ... that Dagmar Burešová hid a classmate after he escaped a communist prison, and enabled him to flee from Czechoslovakia to West Germany?
Treaty of Lutatius 2020-05-22 1,386 115.5 ... that a draft condition of the Treaty of Lutatius to end the First Punic War, stipulating that Carthage pay Rome 57,000 kg (126,000 lb) of silver, was rejected as insufficient?
List of Broadway theaters 2020-05-09 1,386 115.5 ... that of the 41 active Broadway theaters, only 3 are actually on Broadway?
Vardøger (band) 2020-05-18 851 70.9 ... that the Norwegian band Vardøger formed, recorded music, disbanded, re-formed to release Whitefrozen, disbanded again, re-formed to release Ghost Notes, and then disbanded yet again?
Ghost Notes (Vardøger album) 274 22.8
Whitefrozen 260 21.7
Total 1,385 115.4
Alexander Hamilton (book) 2020-05-07 1,372 114.3 ... that Lin-Manuel Miranda saw "hip-hop songs rising off the page" when he read Ron Chernow's book Alexander Hamilton?
Eva Asderaki 2020-05-30 1,370 114.1 ... that in 2015, Eva Asderaki became the first woman to umpire a men's US Open tennis final?
Sam Girard 2020-05-12 1,368 114.0 ... that National Hockey League defenceman Sam Girard was able to continue playing ice hockey only after his older brother gave up the sport?
Ginger (1935 film) 2020-05-31 1,366 113.8 ... that on the day she began filming her first starring role in Ginger, nine-year-old Jane Withers received congratulatory bouquets from W. C. Fields and President Franklin D. Roosevelt?
It's a Crime (play-by-mail game) 2020-05-02 1,358 113.2 ... that to win It's a Crime, a play-by-mail game, players had to first succeed as a gang leader before rising to mob boss level, and achieve victory as "Godfather"?
A Wonderful Life (film) 2020-05-01 1,352 112.7 ... that the 1951 short film A Wonderful Life, starring James Dunn, was an adaptation of Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life for the Christian film industry?
Douglas P. Woodlock 2020-05-27 1,352 112.7 ... that United States district judge Douglas P. Woodlock ordered Guatemalan general Héctor Gramajo to pay $47.5 million in damages for human rights abuses?
Apystomyiidae 2020-05-30   1,326 110.5 ... that members of the fly family Apystomyiidae (example depicted) have been found in Late Jurassic sediments in Kazakhstan?
Pamela Chelgren-Koterba 2020-05-22 1,324 110.3 ... that Pamela Chelgren-Koterba became the first female officer in the history of the United States' NOAA Corps in 1972?
Francis Chan (bishop) 2020-05-14 1,314 109.5 ... that a Malaysian sultan gave "The Singing Bishop" a marble statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary as a token of their friendship?
Yan (Three Kingdoms) 2020-05-18 1,310 109.1 ... that Yan, a fourth kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period of China, was conquered only one year after its establishment in 237?
History of Filipino Americans 2020-05-05 1,310 109.1 ... that Filipino Americans first settled in Louisiana in the 18th century?
Collegio Ghislieri (Rome) 2020-05-27 1,308 109.0 ... that the facade of the Collegio Ghislieri in Rome was preserved from the building's 1936 demolition and incorporated into the Liceo Classico Virgilio?
Swastima Khadka 2020-05-08 1,300 108.3 ... that Nepali actress Swastima Khadka holds a three-year diploma in architectural engineering?
Nico Rosberg 2020-05-24 1,295[s] 107.9 ... that Nico Rosberg announced his retirement from Formula One motor racing five days after winning the 2016 World Championship?
2002 PDC World Darts Championship 2020-05-23 1,294 107.8 ... that an incident in which a player clipped another's heel at the 2002 PDC World Darts Championship was the catalyst for the creation of the exclusion zone in darts?
Ecem Güzel 2020-05-20 1,294 107.8 ... that Turkish female international sailing competitor Ecem Güzel has finished in the top three of a competition five times in the last seven years?
Zygaena loti 2020-05-05   1,288 107.3 ... that populations of the slender Scotch burnet (pictured), a European moth that lives in dry, lime-rich areas, have been declining?
Gravina (clipper) 2020-05-25 1,287 107.2 ... that the American-built clipper ship Gravina was named after a Spanish admiral who fought with the French at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Riverside Park (Manhattan) 2020-05-18 1,286 107.2 ... that Riverside Park, designed by Central Park's architects, suffered from outdoor sewerage, squatters' shacks, and coal emissions in the late 19th century?
48 Wall Street 2020-05-11 1,258 104.8 ... that 48 Wall Street's cornerstone was laid on Alexander Hamilton's 171st birthday, and the building opened exactly one year later?
Cool Girl 2020-05-30 1,257 104.8 ... that Tove Lo's song "Cool Girl" was inspired by the monologue of the same name by a character in the 2014 film Gone Girl?
Hynes Convention Center station 2020-05-29 1,252 104.4 ... that a normally closed entrance to Hynes Convention Center station is opened for Boston Marathon spectators and anime fans?
Caligula (Lingua Ignota album) 2020-05-05 1,251 104.2 ... that Lingua Ignota's 2019 album Caligula has been described as "a murderous amalgam of opera, metal, and noise"?
Mikhail Khergiani 2020-05-25 1,246 103.8 ... that Svan mountain climber Mikhail Khergiani was nicknamed the "Tiger of the Rocks" for his ability in attacking difficult routes?
Home Alone 2020-05-17 1,244[t] 103.7 ... that the producers of the 1990 American comedy film Home Alone were threatened with legal action by the French director of 3615 code Père Noël, who alleged that it was a remake of his film?
Hale Nauā Society 2020-05-16 1,244 103.6 ... that King Kalākaua's committee to revive the Hale Nauā secret society consisted of nine women, and only one man other than himself?
Maestas vs. George H. Shone 2020-05-05 1,232 102.7 ... that a 1912 case in a Colorado district court yielded the first legal victory against educational segregation in the United States, although it was quickly forgotten afterwards?
St. Kolumba, Cologne 2020-05-06 1,231 102.6 ... that a wall and a statue of Mary that survived the World War II bombing of St. Kolumba in Cologne have been incorporated into a chapel within the Kolumba art museum?
Buruciye Medrese 2020-05-22 1,227 102.2 ... that the Buruciye Medrese is considered one of the best examples of Seljuk architecture in Anatolia?
Miller's langur 2020-05-16 1,227 102.2 ... that Miller's langur, one of the rarest primates in Borneo, was feared to be extinct until a 2012 study rediscovered it in an area where it was previously unknown?
Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains 2020-05-26 1,222 101.8 ... that two separate contests were held to determine the words and the music of the national anthem of Guyana?
New Albion 2020-05-07 1,222 101.8 ... that at New Albion, the Coast Miwok people honored Sir Francis Drake as if he were being proclaimed king?
Florence Boot 2020-05-03 1,222 101.8 ... that Florence Boot introduced the sale of books, stationery, and perfume at the pharmacy chain Boots?
Erin Phillips 2020-05-08 1,214 101.2 ... that after not having played Australian rules football competitively since she was 13, Erin Phillips won the inaugural AFL Women's best and fairest award in 2017 in her first season back at age 31?
Ma On Shan Village 2020-05-15 1,202 100.1 ... that the small Ma On Shan Village in Hong Kong saw a large number of new arrivals after changes in methods of mining iron ore were implemented at a nearby mine in 1953?
Governor's Body Guard of Light Horse 2020-05-06 1,200 100.0 ... that the New South Wales Governor's Body Guard of Light Horse seemed to have been absent when Governor William Bligh was arrested during the Rum Rebellion?
J. Patrick Metke 2020-05-19 1,194 99.5 ... that Oregon state representative J. Patrick Metke flew two-engine Navy bombers on anti-submarine patrols during World War II?
WOLB 2020-05-22 1,191 99.2 ... that radio station WSID, located in a suburb of Baltimore, claimed that a city court had no jurisdiction over it?
Bigtooth cardinalfish 2020-05-19 1,191 99.2 ... that the male bigtooth cardinalfish broods a ball of eggs in his mouth?
Qibla 2020-05-08 1,190 99.1 ... that Muhammad and his followers in Medina originally faced Jerusalem as their direction for prayer?
Exodus Collective 2020-05-18 1,188 99.0 ... that three nights of riots at Marsh Farm in Luton in 1995 came to an end when the Exodus Collective organised a nearby rave?
Diabetes in India 2020-05-19 1,183 98.6 ... that every sixth person in the world who has diabetes is from India?
George Mathews (soldier) 2020-05-25 1,176 98.0 ... that U.S. general George Mathews attempted a failed annexation of Spanish Florida just months before the outbreak of the War of 1812?
Schaliach 2020-05-28 587 48.9 ... that Ole Børud's guitar music on the album Sonrise, by the band Schaliach, was likened to a "metal symphony"?
Sonrise 586 48.8
Total 1,172 97.7
Mahākāśyapa 2020-05-19 1,171 97.6 ... that according to numerous Sanskrit, Chinese, and Southeast Asian texts, Mahākāśyapa left his body in suspended animation to see the future Buddha?
Nostrand Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line) 2020-05-17 1,150 95.8 ... that despite overcrowding at the Nostrand Avenue station in Brooklyn, two of its entrances remained closed for several decades?
Jessica Lussenhop 2020-05-15 1,136 94.6 ... that investigative journalist Jessica Lussenhop has written articles on corruption in the standardized-testing industry, and the murders and disappearances of Indigenous women?
Cardiff City F.C. 2–1 Leeds United F.C. 2020-05-25 1,132 94.3 ... that after his side defeated Leeds United in the FA Cup, Cardiff City chairman Sam Hammam had two BBC reporters forcibly removed and had an altercation with the opposing manager?
Justin Wilson (racing driver) 2020-05-03 1,130 94.2 ... that racing driver Justin Wilson entered the 2003 Formula One World Championship through an investment programme listed on the London Stock Exchange?
Plaza Cervantes 2020-05-15 1,126 93.9 ... that in the early 20th century Plaza Cervantes, then the financial district of Manila, was likened to a scene out of Othello or The Merchant of Venice?
Megaceroides algericus 2020-05-22 1,120 93.4 ... that Megaceroides algericus is one of only two deer species known to have been native to Africa, alongside the Barbary stag?
How I'm Feeling Now 2020-05-01 1,110 92.5 ... that Charli XCX, while under self-isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic, is collaborating with her fans to record her album How I'm Feeling Now?
Jue (vessel) 2020-05-11 1,106 92.1 ... that jue were small bronze vessels used for serving wine in ancestor-worship ceremonies in Bronze Age China?
Zootermopsis laticeps 2020-05-21 1,094 91.3 ... that the Arizona dampwood termite exclusively colonizes dead parts of standing trees?
Richard Curzon, 2nd Viscount Scarsdale 2020-05-03 1,094 91.2 ... that Richard Curzon inherited Kedleston Hall and a recently created peerage from his Uncle George?
The Unplugged Collection, Volume One 2020-05-30 1,088 90.7 ... that on MTV's The Unplugged Collection, Volume One, Neil Young rescored "Like a Hurricane" using harmonica and pump organ?
Talking to Strangers 2020-05-29 1,088 90.7 ... that the audiobook Talking to Strangers has its own theme song, "Hell You Talmbout"?
1988 Women's Cricket World Cup Final 2020-05-07 1,087 90.6 ... that the 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup Final, held at the 90,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground, had an attendance of 3,326?
Charity Anderson 2020-05-19 1,081 90.1 ... that Charity Anderson and her contemporary-dance partner Andres Peñate earned the first perfect score on a routine in the history of World of Dance?
Luggala 2020-05-21 1,082 90.0 ... that the fictional village of Kattegat in the television series Vikings is located at the base of Luggala in County Wicklow, Ireland?
Sampson Mathews 2020-05-11 1,061 88.4 ... that Sampson Mathews was nicknamed the "master driver of cattle" for transporting more than 100 cattle 160 miles (260 km) through the Allegheny Mountains in 19 days for the Battle of Point Pleasant?
Cranbrook RFC 2020-05-28 1,058 88.2 ... that the Midweek Herald edition for Cranbrook, Devon, accidentally published a news report about Cranbrook Rugby Football Club in Kent, 200 miles (320 km) away?
Albert Camus 2020-05-23 1,058[u] 88.1 ... that Albert Camus's novel The Plague is based on an epidemic in Oran, Algeria, and examines how a government could turn tyrannical?
Tubby Schmalz 2020-05-08 1,049 87.4 ... that Canadian ice hockey manager Tubby Schmalz reportedly sheltered visiting teams in his hotel during inclement weather?
Haʻaheo Kaniu 2020-05-02 1,032 86.0 ... that Hawaiian chieftess Haʻaheo Kaniu converted to Christianity and attended classes taught by American missionaries?
Judy McClintock 2020-05-06 746 62.1 ... that Judy McClintock and her brother Joel were the first pair of siblings to win Water Ski World Championship titles?
Joel McClintock 272 22.7
Total 1,018 84.8
Otis Barrett 2020-05-26 1,008 84.0 ... that Otis Barrett introduced Artocarpus integer, claimed to be superior to jackfruit, to Puerto Rico?
Triple Concerto No. 2 (Smirnov) 2020-05-26   1,007 83.9 ... that Dmitri Smirnov (pictured) composed the Triple Concerto No. 2 for the centenary concert of the London Symphony Orchestra, with the principal violinist, harpist, and double bassist as soloists?
Prospect Avenue station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line) 2020-05-24 284 23.7 ... that the New York City Subway stations at 9th, 25th, 59th, and Union Streets, as well as Prospect Avenue, were opened with a competition between two trains heading to Coney Island?
Fourth Avenue/Ninth Street station 246 20.5
Union Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line) 188 15.7
59th Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line) 149 12.4
25th Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line) 139 11.6
Total 1,006 83.9
Bowling Green station 2020-05-22 1,004 83.6 ... that a new platform was built at the Bowling Green station in Manhattan after it became overcrowded just four years after opening?
Archie, Marry Me 2020-05-22 1,000 83.4 ... that although the Alvvays song "Archie, Marry Me" did not chart, it is still considered to be the band's breakout hit?
Ben Lugmore 2020-05-10 996 83.0 ... that Ben Lugmore is the second-highest peak on the 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) Mweelrea Horseshoe, which has been described as one of Ireland's "top three" mountain walks?
Śāriputra 2020-05-02 990 82.5 ... that the Buddhist disciple Śāriputra made a pact with his friend Maudgalyayana that they would tell each other if one of them found the path to nirvana?
Berger des Nuages 2020-05-15 982 81.8 ... that Jean Arp designed the wavy form of the Berger des Nuages sculpture to simulate nature and express opposition to the machines that caused wars?
Shen Zijiu 2020-05-10 977 81.4 ... that Chinese women's rights activist Shen Zijiu spent some four years as a fugitive?
Elzie Odom 2020-05-10 976 81.4 ... that Elzie Odom was the first black postal inspector in Texas, and the first black mayor of Arlington?
Soedjono Hoemardani 2020-05-25 963 80.2 ... that effigies of Soedjono Hoemardani, a personal assistant to Indonesian president Suharto, were burnt by students protesting foreign investment?
Kanuni (drillship) 2020-05-08 956 79.7 ... that Kanuni is Turkey's third drillship?
Zackray 2020-05-31 956 79.6 ... that with his victory at The Big House 9, Zackray became the first Japanese player to win a premier-tier Super Smash Bros. tournament held outside Japan?
Xenon 2: Megablast 2020-05-01 953 79.4 ... that the video game Xenon 2: Megablast was named after its theme music, "Megablast (Hip Hop on Precinct 13)" by Bomb the Bass?
HCR Corporation 2020-05-04 948 79.0 ... that the Toronto-based Human Computing Resources was a pioneer in the commercialization of the Unix operating system?
Robert De Niro filmography 2020-05-24 939[v] 78.2 ... that Robert De Niro won the first of his two Academy Awards for his portrayal of the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II?
O Licht der wunderbaren Nacht 2020-05-23 938 78.2 ... that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the hymn "O Licht der wunderbaren Nacht" by Georg Thurmair was recommended for a celebration of Easter Vigil at home?
Holden Block 2020-05-09 938 78.1 ... that the Holden Block is the best-preserved example of Italianate architecture in Chicago's Near West Side?
LA Monster 2020-05-03 932 77.7 ... that in the song "LA Monster", Kanye West claims that Los Angeles lets Satan run the city's streets?
Gripsholms hjorthage 2020-05-25 929 77.4 ... that a royal deer park in Sweden was made into a nature reserve in 2001 to protect a species of beetle?
Bureau of Immigration Bicutan Detention Center 2020-05-30 928 77.4 ... that months into the Philippines' coronavirus quarantine, the Bureau of Immigration Bicutan Detention Center remained grossly overcrowded, with only two pregnant women having been bailed?
Church Avenue station (IND Culver Line) 2020-05-07 926 77.2 ... that New York City Subway riders could get their clothes dry cleaned at the Church Avenue station?
Plaza Moriones, Intramuros 2020-05-05 924 77.0 ... that Carlos Celdran criticized the 2017 redevelopment of Plaza Moriones in old Manila for having "paved over his heart"?
Elmhurst Hospital Center 2020-05-10 916 76.4 ... that when three deaths occurred at Elmhurst Hospital Center in 1978 and prompted a homicide investigation, the cause was found to be a shortage of nurses and beds?
Dreeg 2020-05-05 914 76.2 ... that Dreeg is a card game played with German-suited cards that is described as "a special Franconian form of Sixty-Six"?
Tetraponera penzigi 2020-05-02 908 75.7 ... that Tetraponera penzigi is one of several species of ant that protect whistling thorn trees in East Africa from grazing giraffes and rhinoceroses?
Second Chance (1950 film) 2020-05-24 908 75.6 ... that actress Ruth Warrick was said to have "stolen the show" as a sweet young bride who grows into a disillusioned, middle-aged woman in the 1950 Christian film Second Chance?
Christian Jeanpierre 2020-05-18 328 27.3 ... that Grégoire Margotton replaced Christian Jeanpierre as the main presenter of the French football programme Téléfoot in 2018?
Grégoire Margotton 310 25.8
Téléfoot 266 22.2
Total 904 75.3
Gusinje Municipality 2020-05-20 900 75.0 ... that there was once a 35 km-long (22 mi) glacier in Gusinje Municipality, Montenegro?
Venezuela at the 1952 Summer Olympics 2020-05-28 887 73.9 ... that Venezuela won its first Olympic medal in 1952 with triple jumper Asnoldo Devonish, who competed while injured?
Arthur Morgan (Red Dead) 2020-05-18 883[w] 73.6 ... that while researching for the role of Arthur Morgan for Red Dead Redemption 2, actor Roger Clark was inspired by the stoic but humorous demeanor of Toshiro Mifune's characters?
Burbank Town Center 2020-05-14 883 73.6 ... that The Walt Disney Company once planned to build a large retail development on the site of what is now Burbank Town Center in California?
KARA (New Mexico) 2020-05-19 878 73.1 ... that New Mexico radio station KARA was sued by a competitor who claimed that the station was impeding delivery of its mail?
North Cheam tube station 2020-05-08 856 71.3 ... that the Northern line, which already served the southernmost station on the London Underground, was proposed to be extended southward to North Cheam in 1946?
Angel Voices, Ever Singing 2020-05-03 854 71.1 ... that the writer of the hymn "Angel Voices, Ever Singing" banned it from being published with a tune composed by Arthur Sullivan?
Art pottery 2020-05-01 826 68.9 ... that the pursuit of new ceramic glaze effects led to some pieces of art pottery still being slightly radioactive today, nearly a century later?
Will Homer 2020-05-30 824 68.7 ... that the Jersey scrum-half Will Homer led criticism of plans by the Rugby Football Union to cut funding to RFU Championship clubs by 40 per cent?
Zofia Nehringowa 2020-05-04 818 68.2 ... that Zofia Nehringowa set speed-skating world records in all individual distances?
Les Frangines 2020-05-03 816 68.0 ... that both members of the French musical duo Les Frangines learned to play the guitar by watching online video lessons?
Good Faith Collaboration 2020-05-13 814 67.9 ... that Good Faith Collaboration has been described as a pioneering ethnographic study of the culture of Wikipedia?
Northern Dancer 2020-05-08 814 67.9 ... that Northern Dancer was the first Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby, setting a new track record of two minutes flat?
2002 Australian Grand Prix 2020-05-10 812 67.6 ... that Australian racing driver Mark Webber was given an impromptu podium ceremony for finishing fifth at the 2002 Australian Grand Prix?
Mount Brandon 2020-05-02 798 66.5 ... that according to legend, the 6th-century Irish monk Brendan spent days fasting on Mount Brandon before voyaging across the Atlantic to discover Saint Brendan's Island?
Charles Kelman 2020-05-23 793 66.1 ... that Charles Kelman, the inventor of phacoemulsification for cataract surgery, was also a Broadway producer and a jazz musician with a musical comedy routine?
Dalma Iványi 2020-05-26 788 65.7 ... that Dalma Iványi has won ten Hungarian women's basketball championships and played for three teams in the WNBA?
Flora Arca Mata 2020-05-03 781 65.1 ... that after spending World War II in the Philippines, Flora Arca Mata returned to Stockton to become California's first Filipino-American teacher?
Pterotermes 2020-05-13 468 39.0 ... that while the termite Pterotermes occidentis inhabits dead blue palo verde in the Sonoran Desert, Marginitermes hubbardi prefers dead saguaro?
Marginitermes hubbardi 307 25.6
Total 775 64.6
Antonio Crutta 2020-05-17 773 64.4 ... that the role of Antonio Crutta, the interpreter for Polish king Stanisław August in the 1787–1792 Russo-Turkish War, was to "melt the suspicions of the Turks without arousing those of the Russians"?
Madagascan hoopoe 2020-05-05 772 64.3 ... that the song of the Madagascan hoopoe differs markedly from that of the African hoopoe?
Coleraine Cricket Club 2020-05-19 767 63.9 ... that Coleraine Cricket Club once became champions of the North West Cricket Union Premiership by default after their nearest competitors went on holiday?
Exolaunch 2020-05-21 764 63.8 ... that Exolaunch managed the launch rideshare of a satellite only 2.5 cm (0.98 in) tall?
Selin Şahin 2020-05-13 765 63.8 ... that Selin Şahin is the first Turkish women's wheelchair basketball player to be transferred to a foreign club?
Jackson Avenue station (IRT White Plains Road Line) 2020-05-16 760 63.3 ... that artwork at the Jackson Avenue station in the Bronx depicts images from six Latin American stories?
Mohsen Shaalan 2020-05-09 752 62.6 ... that Egypt's Deputy Minister of Culture Mohsen Shaalan was imprisoned for a year in connection with the unsolved theft of Van Gogh's Poppy Flowers?
Clerodendrum bungei 2020-05-25 748 62.3 ... that despite being known as the Mexican hydrangea, Clerodendrum bungei is neither from Mexico nor a species of hydrangea?
CasualtyXHolby 2020-05-07 748 62.3 ... that early drafts of the television drama "CasualtyXHolby" included a vehicle striking an electrical substation to cause a blackout, before a cyberattack was substituted instead?
Australian Journal of Herpetology 2020-05-20 747 62.2 ... that in the Australian Journal of Herpetology, a first-year student and a high school teacher reassessed the taxonomy of Australia's entire reptile class, naming 33 novel genera and 214 new species?
Semni Karouzou 2020-05-24 742 61.9 ... that during the rule of the Greek military junta, archaeologist and museum curator Semni Karouzou was banned from conducting research in the National Archaeological Museum because of her political views?
Omni Berkshire Place 2020-05-17 721 60.1 ... that Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote the musical Oklahoma! in a suite at the Berkshire Hotel in New York City?
Werl pilgrimage 2020-05-24 720 60.0 ... that with the growth of the Werl pilgrimage to a statue of Mary, a large Romanesque Revival basilica was built adjacent to the former Baroque style church?
Idiot Wind 2020-05-24 717 59.8 ... that author Clinton Heylin flew from England to California to hear Bob Dylan perform "Idiot Wind" live?
John R. Davis Jr. 2020-05-05 707 58.9 ... that John R. Davis Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Poland, was known to host leaders of the banned trade union Solidarity at his home?
Making a New World 2020-05-08 702 58.5 ... that Making a New World, a concept album by Field Music about the after-effects of World War I, originated from a commission by the Imperial War Museum?
Mary Stuart Smith 2020-05-16 696 58.0 ... that feminist Mary Stuart Smith publicly admonished the aristocracy of Virginia in 1893 for their failure to recognize the talent of native artists?
Ad Fontes Media 2020-05-21 695 57.8 ... that the founder of the media watchdog organization Ad Fontes Media has compared low-quality news sources to junk food?
John Westbrook (American football) 2020-05-09 692 57.6 ... that in 1966, Baylor University student John Westbrook was the first African American athlete to play a game in the Southwest Conference of American football?
Neil Malhotra 2020-05-02 680 56.6 ... that Neil Malhotra found evidence that voters reward incumbents for disaster-relief spending, but not for disaster-preparedness spending?
Ringtone (Remix) 2020-05-04 674 56.2 ... that fan-recorded footage of a live DJ set revealed the existence of 100 Gecs' song "Ringtone (Remix)" a month prior to its release?
St Augustine's Church, Wrangthorn 2020-05-04 672 56.0 ... that St Augustine's Church, Wrangthorn, raised money for a stained-glass window in 1934, but ended up spending it on a church hall instead?
Mesophyletidae 2020-05-17 670 55.8 ... that mesophyletid weevils have only been found in Burmese amber?
Waved woodpecker 2020-05-23 667 55.6 ... that besides eating ants and termites, the waved woodpecker feeds on fruits, berries, and seeds?
Atal Bihari Vajpayee 2020-05-03 658[x] 54.9 ... that India developed nuclear power when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was prime minister?
Emilie Widemann Macfarlane 2020-05-04 651 54.2 ... that Emilie Widemann Macfarlane was the first president of the women's branch of Hui Aloha ʻĀina, which was formed in opposition to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893?
Park Road Stadium 2020-05-02 646 53.8 ... that Manchester United opened Manchester City's former training ground after floodlights were installed?
John Robert Martindale 2020-05-04 646 53.8 ... that A. H. M. Jones called his assistant J. R. Martindale's contributions to the Prosopography a "worthy contender for the thirteenth labour of Hercules"?
San Filippo Neri in Via Giulia 2020-05-02 644 53.6 ... that the saint to whom the church of San Filippo Neri in Via Giulia in Rome was originally dedicated was the patron of people with gout?
Benedikt Kristjánsson 2020-05-22 634 52.8 ... that on Good Friday 2020, Benedikt Kristjánsson sang all roles in a chamber arrangement of Bach's St John Passion, broadcast live from the composer's burial place?
Chen Zilong 2020-05-12 632 52.7 ... that the Ming dynasty poet Chen Zilong edited a book on agriculture that was the "first compilation of statecraft writing" in China?
The Blinding (song) 2020-05-16 624 52.0 ... that Travis Scott's guest appearance in Jay Electronica's song "The Blinding" has been described as "a cynical attempt to attract younger listeners"?
Barbara H. Bowman 2020-05-19 602 50.1 ... that Barbara H. Bowman was one of the scientists who discovered the genetic difference responsible for variations in haptoglobin, a human blood protein?
Jerry Bradley (music executive) 2020-05-24 597 49.8 ... that Jerry Bradley is the third member of his family to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame?
Leeds Civic Trust 2020-05-21   596 49.6 ... that Leeds Civic Trust has created a trail of rainbow plaques (example pictured) to commemorate individuals, significant places, and events which have contributed to the LGBT+ history of Leeds?
Carol Brightman 2020-05-23 594 49.5 ... that Carol Brightman first gained inspiration for her book Sweet Chaos from her younger sister, who worked as the Grateful Dead's lighting director and literary agent?
Alexander H. Flax 2020-05-23 593 49.4 ... that Alexander H. Flax, the future chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force, was part of a small team of engineers who developed the Piasecki HRP Rescuer, the first true twin-rotor helicopter?
Jesu Leiden, Pein und Tod 2020-05-20 586 48.9 ... that three of the 34 stanzas of "Jesu Leiden, Pein und Tod", a Passion hymn by Paul Stockmann, were included in Bach's St John Passion?
Luria's 2020-05-08 584 48.7 ... that catalog showroom retailer Luria's hired former Cuban diplomats in the 1960s due to their knowledge of china and silverware?
Svedectvo 2020-05-21 582 48.4 ... that the Slovak periodical Svedectvo (Testimony) receives a government subsidy, despite having published apologist articles defending convicted war criminals?
MLS Cup 1997 2020-05-15 576 48.0 ... that MLS Cup 1997 finalists Colorado Rapids had finished the regular season with a losing record?
Saissetia coffeae 2020-05-09 572 47.6 ... that the scale insect Saissetia coffeae attacks many other plants besides coffee?
Clint Hocking 2020-05-22 568 47.4 ... that Clint Hocking was the level designer, game designer, and scriptwriter for Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell?
KKXL (AM) 2020-05-06 568 47.3 ... that KILO's broadcast license allowed the University of North Dakota to get out of the commercial broadcasting business?
Seht, er lebt 2020-05-10 565 47.1 ... that "Seht, er lebt" (Look, he lives) is a German Easter hymn by Lothar Zenetti sung to a traditional melody from Israel?
Na Lani ʻEhā 2020-05-25 564 47.0 ... that the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame honors Na Lani ʻEhā as progenitors of the music and arts culture for which the islands have come to be known?
Frederick Vincent Theobald 2020-05-11 562 46.8 ... that entomologist Frederick Vincent Theobald wrote a five-volume monograph and sixty scientific papers on mosquitoes?
Noureddine Diwa 2020-05-18 558 46.5 ... that Noureddine Diwa was one of the first Tunisian footballers to play abroad?
Pancho Medrano 2020-05-01 558 46.5 ... that Chicano labor and civil rights activist Pancho Medrano started out as a boxer?
James Strachan-Davidson 2020-05-21 558 46.4 ... that James Strachan-Davidson, Master of Balliol College, Oxford, believed that the college should be as "wife and children" to its fellows?
Richard Grenfell Thomas 2020-05-16 555 46.2 ... that Richard Grenfell Thomas and Isabel Bear scientifically described the smell of rain, for which Thomas coined the term "petrichor"?
Kosala (novel) 2020-05-16 532 44.4 ... that Kosala by Bhalchandra Nemade is regarded as the first existentialist novel in the Marathi language?
Lou Vairo 2020-05-07 530 44.1 ... that American ice hockey coach Lou Vairo introduced European coaching concepts to the United States?
James Harvey Insole 2020-05-01 528 44.0 ... that the modern legacy of South Wales colliery proprietor James Harvey Insole is his Victorian mansion Insole Court at Llandaff, Wales?
Rómulo Escobar Bethancourt 2020-05-24 522 43.5 ... that Rómulo Escobar Bethancourt led the Panamanian delegation when the Panama Canal treaties were negotiated with the United States in 1977?
Loot (2012 film) 2020-05-09 516 43.0 ... that Nepali director Nischal Basnet based Loot's lead character on himself?
Hermann Reutter 2020-05-29 506 42.2 ... that music academy director Hermann Reutter composed "Hymne an Deutschland", which President Theodor Heuss suggested as a new German national anthem after World War II?
B54 (New York City bus) 2020-05-21 496 41.4 ... that after the demolition of much of the elevated Myrtle Avenue Line, service on New York City's B54 bus route was increased by 700 percent?
1993 Women's Cricket World Cup Final 2020-05-25 483 40.2 ... that after England won the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup Final, women's cricket received unprecedented coverage in the English press?
Ernest Berry Webber 2020-05-03 471 39.2 ... that Hammersmith Town Hall in London, designed by Ernest Berry Webber, was called an "unfortunate building" by architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner?
Jordan Henderson 2020-05-17 470[y] 39.2 ... that Jordan Henderson is the first Liverpool captain to win the FIFA Club World Cup?
List of awards and nominations received by Awkwafina 2020-05-07 466 38.8 ... that Awkwafina is the first woman of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe Award for best actress in a film?
Die Sintflut 2020-05-13 434 36.2 ... that in the final movement of Die Sintflut (The Flood), a cantata for eight-part unaccompanied choir by Willy Burkhard, the voices paint Noah's rainbow?
Franz Klarwein 2020-05-15 422 35.2 ... that Franz Klarwein, a tenor at the Bavarian State Opera from 1942 to 1977, appeared in world premieres such as those of Capriccio by Richard Strauss and Die Harmonie der Welt by Paul Hindemith?
WNMA 2020-05-13 398 33.2 ... that Miami Spanish-language radio station WLTO was sold in 1972 to a new owner who did not speak Spanish?
Eddy Sabara 2020-05-02 391 32.6 ... that having served as acting governor for five Indonesian provinces, Eddy Sabara was known as the "acting governor specialist"?
George Robinson (bookseller) 2020-05-21 366 30.5 ... that the bookseller George Robinson paid Ann Radcliffe £500 in 1794 to publish The Mysteries of Udolpho – equivalent to £58,735 today?
2001 Women's World Snooker Championship 2020-05-12 359 29.9 ... that with her victory at the 2001 Women's World Snooker Championship, Lisa Quick became the first person to win world titles in both pool and snooker?
Charlton Miner Lewis 2020-05-09 358 29.9 ... that Charlton Miner Lewis was a lawyer before becoming an English professor at Yale, and the first judge of the Yale Series of Younger Poets?
Hege Lanes Steinlund 2020-05-20 355 29.6 ... that Hege Lanes Steinlund is believed to have officiated more international football matches than any other Norwegian referee?
Anatoliy Mokrenko 2020-05-02 348 29.0 ... that Anatoliy Mokrenko, a baritone and future director of the Ukrainian National Opera, performed in a Russian film based on Donizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor?
History of the Wales national football team (1876–1976) 2020-05-10 316 26.3 ... that the history of the Wales national football team includes the first substitution ever used in international football?
Hamari Paltan 2020-05-23 294 24.5 ... that although the 2018 release Hamari Paltan was promoted as the last film of veteran Indian actor Tom Alter, another one featuring him premiered later that same year?
Group Therapy (Sivion album) 2020-05-02 284 23.7 ... that the 2013 album Group Therapy by Sivion features 26 guest artists?
Ole Børud discography 2020-05-17 262 21.9 ... that Ole Børud is featured on a song by a choir project that involved recordings from around the world because of the COVID-19 pandemic?
1872 Prohibition National Convention 2020-05-03 259 21.6 ... that the Prohibition Party considered Horace Greeley for the presidential nomination at its first national convention, but rejected him because he was not supportive enough of women's suffrage?
Hans Herbert Jöris 2020-05-15 236 19.7 ... that Hans Herbert Jöris conducted the world premiere of Giselher Klebe's one-act opera Das Rendezvous, composed for the 125th anniversary of the Staatsoper Hannover?

Notes

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